I rise before dawn to light the first advent candle of the season. There is a proper way to light advent candles, I'm told - one at a time, week by week until all four blazing tapers are joined by the center candle on Christmas Day, completing the Advent journey. My way is a bit… Continue reading Advent
I stopped at TJ Maxx the other day and was surprised to see the store jam-packed with people. Like much of the country, Ohio is experiencing a surge of coronavirus cases, and our county is among the worst. We must be extra vigilant these days because of an immunocompromised family member, so I chose not… Continue reading Blessed
Miriam Wei Wei Lo , the talented poet/writer I mentioned in the last post is currently working on a book of poems on the fruits of the spirit. As I have read her work every day over the last several months, I have been consistently provoked to think in new ways, in deeper ways about… Continue reading Words of Peace
Every morning, I lay out the pieces of my life on that altar and wait for your fire to fall upon my heart. Psalm 5:3 Photo by Tom Dahm on Unsplash
I've never really gotten my feet under me on this blog site. I have written a bit here and there over the years, mostly in fits and starts, with alot of quitting in between. There are myriad reasons behind this, all dealing with what author Steven Pressfield calls Resistance. In his book The War of… Continue reading A Fresh Start
My 4-year-old grandson and I spend a good part of the morning scanning the partially-frozen backyard creek for crocodiles. Nose pressed to a 2nd-story window, he yells each time another chunk of ice floats under the bridge and flows slowly downstream. There's another one, Nana! This one's a baby! Actually, they do look like crocodiles from this… Continue reading crocodiles in party hats
Paper Thin Places 